Zhu Youzhen smiled at Sun Chengzong and said: "Mr. Sun is the pillar of the country, how can he go to the dangerous place in person." Besides, within the Nine Cities, it is still necessary for an important minister like Mr. Sun who is familiar with military affairs to dispatch and sit in charge, so he can act rashly. ”

After appeasing Sun Chengzong, Zhu Youzhen pulled down his face and said to Xu Yingyuan: "Xu Yingyuan, I asked you to supervise the Nine Gates, is this how you guard the door for me?" ”

Sun Chengzong and Wang Zaijin, who originally wanted to continue to advise, suddenly stopped, the nine gates of the capital are the top priority of the safety of the capital, and the chaotic army in the capital can actually rush in, which shows how relaxed the access control of the nine gates of the capital has been.

Whether it is public or private, Sun Chengzong and Wang Zaijin hope to rectify the access control management of the nine gates of the capital, so that these internal officials who manage each gate can be more restrained.

Xu Yingyuan almost fell to his knees as soon as Chongzhen's words fell. With the eunuch record given to him by Wei Zhongxian, he gathered many eunuchs who had lost power in the palace. In the palace, there is a faint meaning of fighting with Wang Chengen and Wang Dehua.

He didn't expect that not long after he became the errand of this Admiral Nine Gates, he would be burdened with such a big pit.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Weichen is guilty of a capital crime, and I dare not shirk it." Xu Yingyuan knew that no matter how he defended now, it would only aggravate Chongzhen's dissatisfaction with himself, so it was better to admit his guilt honestly and let Chongzhen calm down his anger first.

Before coming, Jinyiwei had already reported the situation of the nine gates of the capital to Chongzhen. therefore

Zhu Youzhen also knew that the relaxation of the access control of the nine gates of the capital did not start with Xu Yingyuan. However, these internal officials dared to let the rebels enter the city, obviously because someone in the palace was dissatisfied with their new policy.

"The death penalty will be sent first, and you, the commander of the nine gates, will be relieved in advance."

"Obey. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your life. Xu Yingyuan suddenly kowtowed several times in a row, and his heart suddenly felt as if he had escaped.

Zhu Youzhen looked at it coldly for a while before continuing: "Lian Shanxiang sent a team of brocade guards to him, and the two internal officials of Deshengmen and Xizhimen dared to abandon the responsibility of guarding the door at the same time, could it be that they couldn't think about it for a while?"

Who is colluding with the ministers in the palace, Xu Yingyuan, you have checked it out for me, if you can't find out, then the two things will be counted together. ”

Xu Yingyuan's heart suddenly contracted, Chongzhen's words were not intense, but Xu Yingyuan heard that Chongzhen seemed to have exhausted his old feelings for him at once, which was not a good sign.

After disposing of Xu Yingyuan, Zhu Youzhen continued to say calmly to the ministers on the side: "The four gates of the Imperial City Admiral are temporarily in charge of Lu Qi, the nine gates of the inner city of the capital, and the seven gates of the outer city, and all internal officials will be removed from today."

Wang Zaijin and Yu Zhigao were temporarily in charge of the nine gates of the capital, and the Governor's Office of the Chinese Army handed over the bronze medal of the lock key to the nine gates of the capital to the Rong government. ”

Wang Zaijin and Yu Zhigao immediately stepped forward and accepted Chongzhen's order. Only then did Zhu Youzhen turn to Sun Chengzong and continue: "Mr. Sun, I ask you to sit in the capital with Huang Shoufu in the past few days, one is to sit in the center, since someone dares to do things in Beijing, there must be other back-ups, Huang Shoufu is not very familiar with the military, and you should assist him one or two." ”

Sun Chengzong opened his mouth, and finally accepted the order of this center. If it is really as Chongzhen expected, there is a backhand in this matter, then there is no one in the court who is more familiar with the armies inside and outside the Guanxi than him, and if something happens, only he can advise one or two.

Zhu Youzhen patted the dust on his body and stood up, and then he spoke: "Lian Shanxiang, you urge the subordinate officials of the Patrol Police Bureau and Shuntian Mansion to appease the affected people in the capital and verify the losses of the affected people. ”

Lian Shanxiang stepped forward but did not accept the order, he said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, now that the situation in the capital is unclear, it is better to let the Jinyi Wei Luo command the envoy to supervise, and continue to protect the safety of His Majesty." ”

Luo Yangxing was thinking about stepping forward to show his loyalty and wanting to take this opportunity to get close to the emperor, but he saw Chongzhen waving his hand at him, preventing him from continuing to speak.

"Luo Yangxing, you go to me to investigate, who are these two city gate langs of Deshengmen and Xizhimen? Who recommended it? In addition, from tonight there will be a curfew in the capital, and Jinyiwei will inspect the nine cities, and if there is any emergency, immediately report it to the cabinet, and listen to the intentions of Shoufu and Mr. Sun. ”

After watching Luo Yangxing retreat, Zhu Youzhen summoned the lifeless more than a dozen steps away, and said: "Lifeless, you will protect my safety tonight, do you have the courage?" ”

I don't know what Chongzhen summoned him to do, and he was stunned when he heard this, but he still habitually bent his knees, and said after giving a military salute to Chongzhen: "Obey orders." ”

Looking at the half-squatting lifeless, Zhu Youzhen said to Lian Shanxiang: "Now you still have nothing to worry about, let Wulife follow me in the past two days, and you should supervise and verify the situation of the people affected by the disaster." It's almost the New Year, and it's my sin to let the people of the capital suffer such an unwarranted disaster. ”

Sun Chengzong, Wang Zaijin and others were immediately shocked and admonished: "This is all because of the traitorous party's rebellion, as well as the incompetence of the subordinates, it is the fault of the ministers, not the fault of Your Majesty..."

"I just feel it, you..." Zhu Youzhen looked at the camp in the northern suburbs in the distance, and finally stopped.

After being silent for a while, Zhu Youzhen turned his head to Man Gui and said, "General Man, you leave 100 cavalry and hand them over to Mr. Sun, and then accompany me to inspect the camp in the northern suburbs." ”

Sun Chengzong, Wang Zaijin and others immediately tried hard to persuade Chongzhen, hoping that Chongzhen would not go to inspect the camp in the northern suburbs where the situation was unknown now, but wait for a few days and wait until the soldiers in the camp were emotionally stable, and then go to inspect the camp.

Zhu Youzhen walked to the edge of the battlements of the city wall, pointed to the northern suburbs camp in the distance and said: "It is precisely because these soldiers in the Beijing camp are emotionally unstable that I want to inspect the camps now, so as not to let those traitors take advantage of it.

As long as there is no chaos in the northern suburbs after tonight, there will be no more chaos in the Beijing camp, and Gyeonggi will be stable, otherwise it will be difficult to guarantee that there will be no more chaos under the panic of the people. If the rebels are allowed to leave the camp, I am afraid that the land of Gyeonggi will really be eroded. ”

Sun Chengzong and Wang Zaijin heard Chongzhen say this, hesitated for a while and finally stopped admonishing, but they turned their heads to Man Gui and instructed for a long time.

The two thought that with the protection of 1,500 elite cavalry under Man Gui, it would be difficult for these chaotic soldiers in the Beijing camp to collide with Chongzhen.

Under Chongzhen's assignment, the officials around him began to carry out the order. And after he watched the soldiers of Shi Hongmo and Yuan Xin go out of the city, he and the Liaodong cavalry such as Man Gui and Wuming left Deshengmen and headed towards the camp in the northern suburbs.

Almost when Chongzhen came out of Desheng Gate, Wu Xiang took the token of the military department out of Chongwen Gate, and then went out of the capital around Guangqu Gate, and then went all the way to Shanhaiguan.

After some distance after leaving the Guangqu Gate, after estimating that the soldiers on the tower of the city should not be able to see him, Wu Xiang began to speed up the advance of his horses.

He really didn't expect that the ruffians in this Beijing camp would even make such a mutiny, and the mutiny of tens of thousands of people was quelled by more than 10,000 soldiers armed with sticks and rattan cards.

Although the appearance of a group of 50 cavalry charging on the street is indeed terrifying, as long as the soldiers of the Beijing camp are willing to pay a little damage and slow down the speed of the cavalry, such a small number of cavalry is not enough to fill the teeth of the soldiers.

And the most infuriating thing is that class of nobles, although they said that they would fight to the death to force Chongzhen to give up the new policy. But these nobles cherished their feathers, not only did they not come forward, but even the senior officers under them were not allowed to come forward, but only commanded behind the scenes.

Since then, the instigated rebels have no unified leader at all, and after they entered the capital, they began to act on their own.

The nobles who originally followed the emperor to participate in the sacrificial ceremony, after hearing that the rebel army began to set fire to the capital, began to take the initiative to send their families to bomb the place, the reason was that most of the property looted by these rebels was the property of the shops opened by these Xun families in the inner city.

"If such a mutiny can succeed, it will be a hell of a fact." The indignant Wu Xiang spat on the side of the road and said to himself.

Seeing Chongzhen personally lead people to quell the mutiny, Yuan Chonghuan and others suddenly knew that the situation was not good, Yuan Chonghuan personally came to meet him, and gave him a military token, asking him to return to Shanhaiguan as soon as possible and let Zu Dashou return to the station.

When Wu Xiang was running on the road, preparing to report the accident in the capital to Zu Dashou, Zhu Youzhen had already arrived at the gate of the camp in the northern suburbs.

The camp in the northern suburbs was built according to the actual quota of the Beijing camp. There are about 25 battalion heads. Of course, this battalion is a military camp built on the scale of a battalion of nearly 10,000 soldiers.

When Zhu Youzhen arrived at the gate of the camp, the two lieutenants in the camp, Zhu An and Zhang Wu immediately greeted them.

"Okay, General Man Gui, you take the soldiers back to the camp where they are stationed, except for no life, no one else has to enter the camp again."

Zhu Youzhen said very simply, but Man Guike was a little blind, and he immediately said: "Wang Shangshu and Mr. Sun both ask me to stay with Your Majesty, and Man Gui really doesn't dare to accept Your Majesty's orders." ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at Zhu An and Zhang Wu in front of him and said, "What I want to enter is my Ming barracks, and I don't want to go deep into the enemy's territory, and the two of them are enough to serve as my guards." General Mangui, take these cavalry and camp on the side. ”

After Zhu An and Zhang Wu heard Chongzhen's words, they immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, as long as the two of us still have a breath, we will definitely be able to keep Your Majesty's safety." ”

Zhu Youzhen saw that Man Gui was not dead, so he simply pulled Man Gui aside and said: "The cavalry needs enough space to exert its full strength, so it can't enter the camp in the northern suburbs." And I need you to master a unit to deter the soldiers in front of the Jingying soldiers, so you can't go in. You have the army in control of the outside, and you are the best guard for me. ”